2015 News

Compiled by Terry Kilburn

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The Bupa Great North Run takes place annually in the north-east of England. To commemorate reaching a world-first one millionth finish in September 2014, Mark released a specially recorded live version of Going Home, all royalties from this digital only release being donated to Future Fund, a charity that supports children’s cancer research at the UK’s Great North Children’s hospital.

Initially issued only in the UK, the track is to be available to download worldwide here

Mark has announced a second show in New York City at the Beacon Theatre on October 21! A limited amount of MarkKnopfler.com presale tickets for this newly added date are on sale now. All of Mark’s upcoming tour dates can be found on the Tour page.

REMEMBER: You must be signed in to your MarkKnopfler.com account to participate in the ticket presales. To create an account, please click here.

As a special offer for fans attending Mark’s North American tour, a CD copy of Tracker is included with every pair of tickets! Additionally, everyone who orders tickets in the MarkKnopfler.com presales will receive access to live recordings and exclusive merchandise. More details on those offerings will be unveiled soon.

The album is available on CD, double vinyl, a Deluxe CD with four bonus tracks and a Deluxe Limited Edition box set that includes the album on both CD and vinyl with a bonus CD featuring six extra tracks, a DVD with an exclusive short film directed by Henrik Hansen and an interview with Mark where he talks about the new record. Sleeve notes have been specially written by acclaimed US author Richard Ford and it also contains a numbered art print and six photographic prints.

Set for release on March 16 (March 17 in North America), all MarkKnopfler.com pre-orders will be shipped on or about the release date.

The Tracker tour is coming to North America. Kicking off September 10 in Vancouver the tour includes stops in Los Angeles, Austin, Chicago, Toronto and many more great cities across the continent. There’s a great chance Mark is performing in a city near you!

REMEMBER: You must be signed in to your MarkKnopfler.com account to participate in the ticket presales. To create an account, please click here.

As a special offer for fans attending Mark’s North American tour, a CD copy of Tracker is included with every pair of tickets! Additionally, everyone who orders tickets in the MarkKnopfler.com presales will receive access to live recordings and exclusive merchandise. More details on these offerings will be unveiled soon.

To participate in all future MarkKnopfler.com ticket presales, a MarkKnopfler.com account will be required. Your account will give you complete access to all upcoming presales including the soon-to-be-announced North American Tracker tour! To register, please click here.

Please ensure you are signed in to your MarkKnopfler.com account to participate in ticket presales.

On May 25 and 26, Mark will bring the Tracker tour to the Royal Albert Hall in London. These will be Mark’s first shows back at the Royal Albert Hall since his incredible six night run there during the Privateering tour in 2013.

MarkKnopfler.com presales for these newly announced dates will begin tomorrow, January 21 at 10 am GMT. All of Mark’s upcoming tour dates can be found on the Tour page.

As a special offer for fans, everyone attending Mark’s Royal Albert Hall shows will receive a CD copy of Tracker for every pair of tickets! Additionally, everyone who orders tickets in our presales will receive access to live recordings and exclusive merchandise. More details on these offerings will be revealed later this year.

Mark Knopfler’s eighth studio album, Tracker, will be released on March 16, 2015 (March 17 in North America). The album features 11 new songs inspired by a wide range of subjects including Beryl Bainbridge and Basil Bunting. The songs contain Mark’s usual wryly but accurately observed vignettes of real life wrapped up in a musical accompaniment of distinctive subtlety.

Tracker will be available on CD, double vinyl, deluxe CD with four bonus tracks, and a lavish box set that will include the album on both CD and vinyl with a bonus CD featuring six extra tracks, a DVD with an exclusive short film directed by Henrik Hansen and an interview with Mark where he talks about the new record. Sleeve notes have been specially written by acclaimed US author Richard Ford and it also contains a numbered art print and six photographic prints.

Mark said:

“The album title ‘Tracker’ arrived out of me trying to find my way over the decades. Out of me tracking time – looking at people, places and things from my past, and out of the process of tracking as in recording tracks in the studio.”

See below for the official track-listing and click here to listen to the first single, “Beryl”. Keep an eye on your inbox in the coming weeks for MarkKnopfler.com pre-order information.